Kühn Kino, Eusebius Franz#

Kuehn (Kino), Eusebius Franz, b. Nonsberg (Italy), Aug. 10, 1644, d. St. Magdalena (Mexico, shot), March 15, 1711; researcher and cartographer, Jesuit, missionary. Emigrated to Mexico in 1687 and founded the Jesuit missionary station of California. Mapped his travel route of about 20,000 miles, discovered the estuary of the Rio Grande and penetrated to the Colorado. Compiled geographical works in Spanish; proved Lower California to be a peninsula.

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